Staff Profile

Career Summary

Biography

16 years experience in space physics research and tertiary teaching. Research has spanned the areas of ultra-low frequency (ULF) plasma wave signatures, associated mathematical modeling of ULF wave effects in the ionosphere and magnetosphere, and the dynamics of the auroral currents and electromagnetic energy budget derived from the Iridium constellation magnetometer and SuperDARN radar data. Designed and operated induction and fluxgate magnetometer systems and was data manager for the NewMag payload on FedSat, developing algorithms to provide error-free timing of that data. Have ~70 peer reviewed publications in space physics, awarded ~$4M in ARC-DP and LEIF funding, supervised 15 MSc and PhD students and am an associate editor of Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics.

First modelling of ULF wave propagation through the ionosphere that includes inductive Hall effects and oblique geomagnetic field effects, predicted phase distortions in radio astronomy interferometer signals

Developed time dependent, 2-D models of ULF wave propagation that includes a realistic ionosphere/atmosphere system. Present ARC-DP grant will extend this modelling to time dependent 3-D, in collaboration with University of Minnesota, USA.

Administrative

Administrative expertise

Faculty computer committee; member

Faculty teaching and learning committee; member

Faculty marketing and community; Chair

Assistant Dean (Marketing and Community)

National Committee for Radio Science (Academy of Science); one of 8 members

Marshall RA, Waters CL, Sciffer MD, 'Spectral analysis of pipe-to-soil potentials with variations of the Earth's magnetic field in the Australian region', Space Weather - The International Journal of Research and Applications, 8 1-13 (2010) [C1]

Waters CL, Kabin K, Rankin R, Donovan E, Samson JC, 'Effects of the magnetic field model and wave polarisation on the estimation of proton number densities in the magnetosphere using field line resonances', Planetary and Space Science, 55 809-819 (2007) [C1]

Sciffer MD, Waters CL, Menk FW, 'A Numerical Model for the Propagation of ULF Waves Through an Ionosphere with an Oblique Magnetic Field', 16th National Congress of the Australian Institute of Physics : physics for the nation : congress proceedings, Canberra (2005) [E3]